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Mamamia recaps MAFS: The three words no woman wants to hear.

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Married at First Sight is back, let's jump into the episode!

And let's immediately talk about the Carina and Paul stuff. After they reunite, Carina is lapping up all the lovey-dovey vibes, when the contestants are forced to read their secret letter to the person it's about.

Watch Awhina's sister Cleo on MAFS. Story continues after video.

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Paul is sweating bullets. He expresses this by maniacally laughing. You made your bed, buddy.

He reads the letter he relayed to Awhina, including the story that Carina once said that Awhina's twin Cleo was a different 'kind of calibre' of woman, suggesting she was inferior to her.

Carina is furious. She tries to clarify that the comment on Cleo was a defensive response. In a confessional, she is shaken that he broke her confidence. I mean, yeah! It was super bad!

A producer accuses Paul of omitting the word 'snob' when he read his letter to Carina, which is helpfully highlighted by MAFS producers like a piece of evidence in a cold case.

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Married at First Sight recap, MAFS Australia 2025 episode 27. You're not helping, Paul! Image: Nine.

Carina confronts him about it, and he says the word was 'excessive'. He tells a producer he doesn't know what 'snob' actually means. Hopefully, someone will buy him a dictionary.

In some bizarre shaky camera footage filmed through a window like we're watching The Blair Witch Project, Paul weirdly tells Carina to 'just tell me' any other 'concerns'. I don't know what he's talking about or what we're watching??

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And we never will! Because we leave them there.

RELATED: Are Jamie and Dave still together? Here's what we know.

Back with the other couples, Veronica and Hot Dave wake up in bed together and there is a vibe! Veronica is ready to move in and act like Jamie never existed. On the flip-side, Eliot and Rhi did not sleep together.

Jacqui wakes up Jeff at the crack of dawn to force him to be her unpaid PT. "He's not a gym boy, he's a fit boy!" she beams. I don't know what that means, but I'm happy you're happy, Jacqui!

Meanwhile, Beth is barely acknowledging Ryan's existence. "I miss Teejay… he's not Ryan," she says in a confessional. So true, diva!

Jamie suspects that Adrian has conjured a demon in the night, leaving her bed haunted by him. I believe it! I'd be conducting an exorcism as soon as he leaves!

Married at First Sight recap, MAFS Australia 2025 episode 27. 'I cast you out, the spirit of Adrian!' Image: Nine.

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For the honesty letter task, Adrian basically tells Jamie that he has decided Dave is physically repulsed by her. It knocks Jamie's confidence, as she admits she never considered that Dave was not attracted to her.

As if he could say anything worse, Adrian keeps speaking. "Imagine if he got this 10 out of 10 supermodel… would he be having sex the same amount [as he is with you]?"

Okay, okay, it's time for you to stop talking. Hopefully forever.

"He is pretty much telling me I'm too ugly to root," Jamie assesses of the conversation.

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Married at First Sight recap, MAFS Australia 2025 episode 27. Like, ever again?! That'd be brill. Image: Nine.

Adrian twists the knife deeper when he tells Jamie that her relationship with Dave won't survive beyond the experiment. He suggests Dave isn't being 'real' with Jamie, before reminding her that Dave hasn't said he loves her. She remembers, mate!

He predicts Dave will not say 'I love you' back. Omg. Someone save Jamie from this garbage man! Anyone??

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After the mention of a supermodel, the editors cut to Dave on a date with former Miss Universe, Veronica. Okay guys, we get it! They agree they get along and Dave says they have 'good banter'.

She laughs at everything he says and nothing he says is funny. I'm worried.

Married at First Sight recap, MAFS Australia 2025 episode 27. When the joke isn't funny but he's got a job and all his teeth. Image: Nine.

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Veronica doesn't want to leave him! Me neither! The feeling seems mutual. "We've had a ball," Dave says with a smile. Uh oh. These two are waaaay too close for comfort.

Back with Jamie, the vibes with Dave are kinda… awkward?? She tells him she wants more sex and he says his 'heart hurts' that she brought up their lack of intimacy.

They get feisty with each other and she questions his feelings for her. He gets super offended and it's a little manipulative on his part.

Dave eventually concedes he's avoided intimacy after she revealed her feelings. "You said you loved me six weeks into this… I'm not there," he says.

I'm. Not. There. The worst three words a woman can hear when expecting three entirely different words.

I'm glad he's finally being honest, but I'm so sad for Jamie. I'm so sad for Dave. This is ALL Adrian's fault (I'm kidding).

At the same time, Veronica tells Eliot all about her cute time with Dave while listing all of his flaws. It's obvious that she feels invisible in this relationship, as she asks him for 'an awareness of me in general' and to be 'looked at' when she's in the room.

Veronica lists how Dave catered her needs when they ate a meal together. "Do you want a restaurant experience?" he replies.

Okay, that was VERY FUNNY but this guy is kinda a lost cause.

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Married at First Sight recap, MAFS Australia 2025 episode 27. 'I simply don't have the qualifications!' Image: Nine.

Veronica gets up and yells in his face very dramatically. "The Oscar goes to… " he tells her as she storms off.

At this stage, Veronica is clearly getting the 'crazy woman' edit and it's our decision whether we buy it or not. I do not. I think both Veronica and Eliot have flaws, but I'd say Veronica's are being exaggerated while Eliot's are being minimised. Just a thought!

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Beth and Teejay reunite and they bond over their friendship. It's cute but boring!

Jeff gets caught singing a happy 'we is home' song by producers and it's a hit. Okay, I'm going to stop being so hard on Jeff. He is sorta funny, rather nice, and 100 times better than most men on this show. As it turns out, MAFS needs more Jeffs.

He reads his letter to Rhi and it's all quite wholesome and lovely. On the flip-side, Jacqui's letter is not wholesome or lovely.

She requests a late checkout from 'Hotel Jeff' and is dreading her return to Warrior Hostel. Back with Ryan, she straight-up tells him that his masculinity is fragile, she won't be his trad=wife and he's too poor.

Jacqui then asks if he would ever share the load of raising a child by being a stay-at-home-dad.

What an excellent and thoughtful question, Jacqui!

"No," he replies before she can even finish her sentence.

Married at First Sight recap, MAFS Australia 2025 episode 27. 'How do I check out of this hostel?? The receptionist keeps tells me this is a woman's job!' Image: Nine.

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"Being a stay-at-home-dad is the most ridiculous thing," he snickers before ranting about his non-existent legacy on the world.

He compares being a 'stay-at-home-dad' to a 'trophy husband' and ugh, they are not remotely the same thing, you sexist weirdo. Someone get this man Paul's dictionary!

Anyways, next episode the horrors persist: Dave and Jamie are on the brink of breaking up and no, our hearts won't take it.

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